Ella Sings the Blues

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Smooth Sailing
bass guitar:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1951-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1951-06-26)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1951-06-26)
background vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers (on 1951-06-26)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-06-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
Smooth Sailing (Instrumental) (on 1951-06-26)
composer:
Arnett Cobb
publisher:
Wayne Music (smooth sailing - Cobb)
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ray Charles Singers3:07
2See, See Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider (Ma Rainey version)
additional composer:
Lena Arant
composer:
Ma Rainey
version of:
See See Rider Blues
Ella Fitzgerald2:41
3How Long, How Long Blues
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
publisher:
Compact Music and MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
Ella Fitzgerald4:01
4Blues in the Night
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Ella Fitzgerald3:42
5I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1957-06-25)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1957-06-25)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1957-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1957-06-25)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1957-06-25)
reeds:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1957-06-25) and Russell Procope (on 1957-06-25)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1957-06-25)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1957-06-25), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-06-25) and Britt Woodman (on 1957-06-25)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1957-06-25), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-06-25) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1957-06-25)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (on 1957-06-25)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-06-25)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1957-06-25)
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (on 1957-06-25)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington4:40
6Basin Street Blues
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
7Pete Kelly’s Blues
cover recording of:
Pete Kelly’s Blues
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Ray Heindorf
Ella Fitzgerald2:25
8In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
cover recording of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr
Ella Fitzgerald2:41
9Ella Hums the Blues
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1955)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1955)
piano:
Don Abney (US jazz pianist) (in 1955)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956)
recording of:
Ella Hums the Blues
composer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
Ella Fitzgerald45:13
10Wee Baby Blues - Live
Ella Fitzgerald5:42
11Good Morning Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1960-08-05)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol Orchestra (on 1960-08-05)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1960-08-05)
arranger:
Frank De Vol
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1960-08-05)
cover recording of:
Good Morning Blues (on 1960-08-05)
writer:
Count Basie (pianist), Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) and Jimmy Rushing
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
12Cherry Red
cover recording of:
Cherry Red
writer:
Pete Johnson (US boogie‐woogie pianist) and Big Joe Turner
Ella Fitzgerald4:13
13I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues (in 1960)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Ella Fitzgerald5:13
14St. Louis Blues (live from Rome / 1958)
Ella Fitzgerald6:32
15Swingin’ Shepherd Blues (alternate take)
Ella Fitzgerald2:50
16Beale Street Blues
Ella Fitzgerald2:26
17Later
Ella Fitzgerald2:33
18Too Young for the Blues (alternate single version)
orchestra:
Buddy Bregman Orchestra (on 1956-01-25)
cover recording of:
Too Young for the Blues (on 1956-01-25)
writer:
Charles Meyer and Biff Jones
Ella Fitzgerald & Buddy Bregman Orchestra3:15
19Joe Williams Blues (live in Berlin, 1961)
live recording of:
Joe Williams’ Blues (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
Ella Fitzgerald5:27
20I’ll Chase the Blues Away (single version / matrix 39614)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:33
21A New Shade of Blues
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-07-20)
Ella Fitzgerald3:01
22Trouble in Mind
cover recording of:
Trouble in Mind
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Jones (US jazz pianist)
publisher:
State Street Music Publ. Co. Inc., Universal Studios, Inc. (formerly known as MCA Inc.) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Ella Fitzgerald3:34
23St. Louis Blues
Ella Fitzgerald4:02
24Every Day I Have the Blues
recording of:
Everyday I Have the Blues
lyricist, composer and revised by:
Peter Chatman
writer:
Memphis Slim, Aaron ‘Pinetop’ Sparks (1930s blues & boogie-woogie pianist) (in 1935) and Milton Sparks (in 1935)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher), Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher), BMG Platinum Songs, Fort Knox Music Co, Fort Knox Music Inc., Golden State Songs, Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Trio Music Co., Inc., Trio Music Company and Tristan Music Ltd.
Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Williams5:12
25Party Blues
Joe Williams, Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie3:58

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